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During a project gate review meeting, it is identified that one of the project deliverables will require corrective actions to meet the project quality requirements. What should the project manager do first?

A.
Submit a change request to update the project quality requirements for the involved project deliverable.
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Submit a change request to update the project quality requirements for the involved project deliverable.
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B.
Update the issue log. identify the involved stakeholders, and assign resources to the corrective actions.
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Update the issue log. identify the involved stakeholders, and assign resources to the corrective actions.
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C.
Update the risk register and implement the approved risk response plan for quality deviations.
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Update the risk register and implement the approved risk response plan for quality deviations.
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D.
Identify the resources that were responsible for the deliverable and request a team development plan.
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Identify the resources that were responsible for the deliverable and request a team development plan.
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Suggested answer: B

A project team has identified a risk and wants to accept it as an opportunity to finish a project earlier than planned. The project manager realizes that the sponsor may not accept the risk since the sponsor is risk averse.

What should the project manager do?

A.
Create a contingency reserve to cover the risk in order to ensure that the risk will be accepted.
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Create a contingency reserve to cover the risk in order to ensure that the risk will be accepted.
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B.
Conduct a Monte Carlo analysis to determine if the team will complete the project early.
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Conduct a Monte Carlo analysis to determine if the team will complete the project early.
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C.
Explain to the sponsor that this is a nonevent type of risk and it will be fine to accept it.
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Explain to the sponsor that this is a nonevent type of risk and it will be fine to accept it.
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D.
Convince the sponsor that this will cost less, ultimately resulting in more profit for the sponsor.
D.
Convince the sponsor that this will cost less, ultimately resulting in more profit for the sponsor.
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Suggested answer: D

One of the team members is always late to the daily standup meeting. What should the project manager do?

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Schedule the meeting at the end of the day to accommodate everyone.
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Schedule the meeting at the end of the day to accommodate everyone.
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B.
Reinforce the ground rules for standup meetings with the entire team.
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Reinforce the ground rules for standup meetings with the entire team.
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C.
Speak with the team member directly to reinforce the ground rules.
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Speak with the team member directly to reinforce the ground rules.
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D.
Ignore the situation since the team member is accomplishing their deliverables.
D.
Ignore the situation since the team member is accomplishing their deliverables.
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Suggested answer: C

A project team is facing challenges understanding how to deliver a project's scope. A senior subject matter expert (SME) from the organization's global office is in town for 1 week.

What should the project manager do to benefit from the SME's presence?

A.
Review the project scope statement with the SME.
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Review the project scope statement with the SME.
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B.
Meet with the SME to discuss the current challenges the team is facing.
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Meet with the SME to discuss the current challenges the team is facing.
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C.
Organize a mentoring session with the team and the SME.
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Organize a mentoring session with the team and the SME.
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D.
Ask the SME to review the scope for alignment with the project charter.
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Ask the SME to review the scope for alignment with the project charter.
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Suggested answer: B

A client has requested that a product be implemented in 4 months and is ready to increase their budget to do this quickly. The project manager cannot comply with the request with the current resources or even additional resources. The project manager estimates that 8 to 12 months are needed for the product to go live.

What should the project manager do to address this situation?

A.
Motivate the team to work more efficiently and approve overtime in order to meet the client's goal in 4 months
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Motivate the team to work more efficiently and approve overtime in order to meet the client's goal in 4 months
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B.
Seek additional resources from the subcontractors and other sources to parallelize the necessary work
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Seek additional resources from the subcontractors and other sources to parallelize the necessary work
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C.
Discuss with the client alternative approaches to deliver the minimal viable product (MVP) in 4 months and the rest later
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Discuss with the client alternative approaches to deliver the minimal viable product (MVP) in 4 months and the rest later
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D.
Call a meeting with the client so they will understand that 4 months is not enough time to deliver the product
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Call a meeting with the client so they will understand that 4 months is not enough time to deliver the product
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Suggested answer: C

A project manager has recently been asked to take over an existing project. The project manager would like to determine how the project has been progressing by tracking features that are in progress. completed. or scheduled to be worked on.

Which of the following can help the project manager assess the state of the project?

A.
Cumulative flow diagram
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Cumulative flow diagram
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B.
Burndown chart
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Burndown chart
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C.
Pareto diagram
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Pareto diagram
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D.
Burnup chart
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Burnup chart
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Suggested answer: A

An information technology (TT) team is responsible for the validation and release of a product developed by the agile development team. Due to other priorities for the IT learn, the releases are delayed.

What action should the project manager take?

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Work with the IT team to prioritize the validation and release of the new features.
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Work with the IT team to prioritize the validation and release of the new features.
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B.
Deliver the features when the IT team is able to validate them.
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Deliver the features when the IT team is able to validate them.
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C.
Escalate the issue from the IT team to management and get the validation prioritized.
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Escalate the issue from the IT team to management and get the validation prioritized.
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D.
Request the IT team to immediately release the product and then validate the features.
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Request the IT team to immediately release the product and then validate the features.
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Suggested answer: A

A project team is executing a project to replace an existing system with a new one. A new project manager has been hired and observes that the team consist of professionals who have worked with the older system, and others who have little previous experience.

What should the project manager do to ensure project success?

A.
Evaluate the current effectiveness of the team and define development needs.
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Evaluate the current effectiveness of the team and define development needs.
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B.
Assign team member roles and responsibilities based on past experience.
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Assign team member roles and responsibilities based on past experience.
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C.
Allow each team member to use their individual strengths for project success.
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Allow each team member to use their individual strengths for project success.
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D.
Request a performance assessment for the team from the functional manager.
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Request a performance assessment for the team from the functional manager.
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Suggested answer: A

During project execution, a client asks to add one more features to the product. After performing a change request analysis, the project manager realizes the necessary equipment will not be available in time to support this new feature, resulting in the project team being idle.

What should the project manager do next?

A.
Establish a contingency reserve.
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Establish a contingency reserve.
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B.
Rent ready-made equipment.
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Rent ready-made equipment.
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C.
Escalate the risk to senior management.
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Escalate the risk to senior management.
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D.
Perform integrated change control.
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Perform integrated change control.
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Suggested answer: D

A project for developing software for a retail company's procurement system is in the initiation phase. The project sponsor has expressed concern that the forecasted project implementation date coincides with the company's financial budget planning period.

Which two actions should the project manager take next to address this concern? (Choose two.)

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Advise the sponsor that it is not feasible to determine if the end date will be met as the project is in the initiation phase
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Advise the sponsor that it is not feasible to determine if the end date will be met as the project is in the initiation phase
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B.
Facilitate a risk workshop with all stakeholders in attendance to identify and assess all risks to the project
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Facilitate a risk workshop with all stakeholders in attendance to identify and assess all risks to the project
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C.
Log the concern as a risk in the project risk register and assess the impact and severity of the risk
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Log the concern as a risk in the project risk register and assess the impact and severity of the risk
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D.
Change the project implementation date so that the concern is alleviated and no longer applicable
D.
Change the project implementation date so that the concern is alleviated and no longer applicable
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E.
Communicate to the project sponsor that the implementation date is low risk and will not impact the project
E.
Communicate to the project sponsor that the implementation date is low risk and will not impact the project
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Suggested answer: B, C
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